“It is essential that all people have the opportunity to see themselves represented with dignity and humanity in the books that we share. This promotes the growth of wellbeing, understanding, and acceptance in our world.”
LITTLE FREE LIBRARY AT HASTINGS HOUSE COOP
HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NEW YORK
“Everyone deserves to see themselves in the books they read and the stories they love.”
MR. PEBBLE’S MEMORIAL LIBRARY
OLD BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY
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To serve more of my neighbors
Our little library sits next to one of Denver’s most diverse elementary schools. Those students deserve to see themselves in books too!
Because we LIVE in color! 🙂
Because I realized I was not reading books by POC and when I started to make the effort to find these authors a new world emerged in which I also felt represented.
I pledge because books allow people to walk in others shoes and understand the world from unfamiliar perspectives. We need more empathy and understanding.
Representation matters.
Because positive representation among all people matter!
I am an African American educator who has been dedicated to sharing a wide variety of books about individuals of color to my students across my 32 year career.